• ChoosingDatabase

This page should help in choosing the right database.

Relational Databases

• ["MySQL"]
• ["Oracle"]
• ["PostgreSQL"]
• ["SQLite"]
• ["SQL Server"]

• GadFly

• ["Informix"]
• ["Ingres"]
• ["Firebird"] (and Interbase)
• ["SAP DB"]
• ["Sybase"]
• ["ThinkSQL"]

• add new entries (choose DatabaseTemplate when creating the page)

• Most databases have ODBC support; see the section below on ODBC modules.
• Java databases usually support JDBC, and can be used from Jython.

See also DbApiModuleComparison

ODBC Support

• pyodbc: http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/

• mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Provides ODBC connectivity on Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and most other Unix platforms.

• ODBTPAPI: http://benjiyork.com/odbtp.html

ADO Support

• adodbapi (http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/): A Python module that makes it easy to use Microsoft ADO for connecting to databases and other data sources.

Non-Relational Databases

• MetaKit

• ["ZODB"]
• ["BerkeleyDB"]

• ["KirbyBase"]

• ["Durus"]
• ["atop"]
• ["buzhug"]